By Karen Freifeld

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. will make it more difficult for global chipmakers Samsung, SK Hynix and Intel to produce chips in China by revoking permission for the companies to receive American semiconductor manufacturing equipment there, according to the Federal Register.

The U.S. Commerce Department had granted the authorizations for the companies to make chips in China as exceptions to sweeping restrictions on the sale of semiconductor equipment to China in 2022.

The companies will now need to obtain licenses to buy the equipment in China.

The licensing change will likely reduce sales to China by U.S. equipment makers KLA Corp, Lam Research and Applied Materials. The move may help domestic Chinese equipment makers, whose tools can fill gaps. They also may help Mi

See Full Page